Photo Of Knife Lodged In Saif Ali Khan's Spine: 'Was Soaked In Blood But Entered Hospital Like Lion'

Saif Ali Khan Attack News: Doctors at Lilavati hospital said that they will restrict visitors today as the actor needs to take rest due to knife-inflicted wounds, "especially in the back which can have chances of infection".

A picture of a part of the knife, which allegedly broke off and remained lodged in Saif Ali Khan‘s spine, emerged on Friday. Niraj Uttamani, the Chief Operating Officer of Lilavati Hospital, said that if the stab was 2 mm deeper, the actor would have sustained a life-threatening injury.

Uttamani added that the actor is a “real hero" as he walked into the hospital like a lion despite being soaked in blood. He didn’t even use a stretcher, the doctor added.

Khan was repeatedly stabbed by an intruder in his highrise apartment in posh Bandra West neighbourhood early Thursday and rushed to hospital with the blade still lodged in his thoracic spine.

He underwent an extensive surgery to remove the part of the knife. Dr Nitin Dange, the neurosurgeon who performed the operation, said on Thursday, “The actor is stable, recovering well, and out of danger."

“He sustained a serious injury to his thoracic spine. The surgery was necessary to remove the knife and repair the leaking spinal fluid," Dr Dange explained.

In addition to the spinal injury, Khan had two other deep wounds. These were on the left wrist and on the right side of his neck. The injuries were addressed by the plastic surgery team, led by Dr Leena Jain.

On Friday, the 54-year-old actor was shifted from the Intensive Care Units (ICU) to a special room at the private hospital.

“Today we will be restricting visitors as we want Saif Ali Khan to rest. He has to take rest due to knife-inflicted wounds, especially in the back which can have chances of infection," the doctors at Lilavati Hospital said.

Besides Khan, a 56-year-old staff nurse at the house, Eliyama Philip, who is the complainant, and a domestic help suffered blade injuries in the incident, said an official.

The entire family – Khan, his wife and fellow star Kareena Kapoor, and their two sons, four-year-old Jeh and eight-year-old Taimur – were home in the 12th-floor apartment along with their five house helps. In a statement to the police, Jeh’s nanny Philip, who first encountered the armed attacker, said he asked for Rs 1 crore.

News is originally taken from: https://bit.ly/4akL7B0

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